Venezuela

NOVANEWS Former mayor of Caracas talks about elections in Venezuela Freddy Bernal is a former mayor of Caracas and a leader of PSUV - he talks about the elections in Venezuela just before Chávez's death. This interview was filmed in July 2013.

NOVANEWS by Stephen Lendman Dark Washington forces never quit. Nor do media scoundrels. Chavez is fair game. Since 1999, he’s been maliciously targeted and maligned. Ill or well makes no difference. Alberto Barrera Tyszka and Cristina Macano are unapologetic. They represent neoliberal corporate views. They got feature New York Times op-ed space. They headlined “Chavez, the missing President,” saying: Venezuela is “experiencing the very odd circumstance of being both with and without its leader; he is not here, but his voice endures.” He “gives orders and sends kisses to children. This is what his vice president says. According to the Supreme Court, the Congress cannot consider him absent, for no matter how ill he is, only Mr. Chávez himself has the authority to declare himself absent.”...

NOVANEWS Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (Reuters / Carlos Garcia Rawlins) The Venezuelan president skipped his planned speech at Wednesday’s UN General Assembly in New York and returned home to Caracas instead. That change of schedule was attributed to plans for “provocations” against him, according to the president. Nicolas Maduro had been scheduled to speak at the UN at 3pm local time Wednesday, but was removed as a participant in the day’s debates. During comments made to media the Venezuelan leader indicated that the decision not to attend the UN event was due to indeterminate threats against him. "While in Vancouver I decided not to attend the UN as I must protect my life, and was alert to provocations,"said Maduro. The Latin American leader further indicated that the unspecif...

NOVANEWS http://www.avn.info.ve/contenido/venezuela-condemns-attack-russian-embassy-syria   The Bolivarian Government of Venezuela condemned the attack against the Russian embassy in Damascus, Syria, where a mortar was launched leaving several people injured.Russia insists on finding a political solution to the Syrian conflict, in the face of threats of military invasion posed by the United States and other western countries.In a communique, the Venezuelan Government sends a message of solidarity for the diplomatic staff and reaffirms the need of negotiating a peaceful solution to the Syrian conflict.Following, the complete text of the statement:Bolivarian Republic of VenezuelaMinistry of People's Power for Foreign AffairsCommunique[[[The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuel...

NOVANEWS http://www.albatv.org/Desde-la-ONU-y-Turquia-se-preparan.html "They will mount an operation against Syria at the United Nations and will make a provocation from Turkey. "Attention to the world!,they  will match two events wich will be fulfilled by the orders from the Pentagon to go to war in Syria"stated the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro according to evidence allegedly confirmed by different sources in the world, after the inauguration of the school national Bolivarian Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, in tribute to the eternal Commander.He said that the Imperial forces have changed tactics with provocations on the border with Turkey, that is obligated to the North Atlantic organization, NATO, to interfere, since the Turkish nation belongs to the...